Book Review: Hattie’s Visible Learning for Teachers 22May2016 by Christine Bainbridge This is a book to settle into. Grab a highlighter, take notes, think and reflect, because this book might challenge some of your preconceived notions.
Listenwise: Bringing World-Class Podcasts to the Classroom 15May2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Podcasts make wonderful texts, and they’re awesome for teaching listening skills. Listenwise is a platform that helps you make the most of them.
Building Relationships with Students Through Books 8May2016 by Shelby Denhof Talking about and sharing books has become an integral part of my daily interactions with students and a pivotal part of relationship-building with them.
Student-Made E-Books: A Beautiful Way to Demonstrate Learning 10Apr2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez Need a fresh idea for the end of a unit? Instead of writing a paper or doing presentations, have students create PDF e-books they can enjoy and share for years.
A Few Strategies to Help Slow-Working Students 27Mar2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez We want students to work at their own pace, but when one student is significantly slower than his peers, it can cause problems for him and for his teachers. These strategies can help.
A Step-by-Step Plan for Teaching Argumentative Writing 7Feb2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez The art of persuasion is an essential life skill. It also happens to be part of the required curriculum for many, many teachers. In this post, I’ll share my method for teaching argumentative writing.
Can-Do Descriptors: A Free Tool for ESL Differentiation 31Jan2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez If your non-English speaking students aren’t ready to do the regular class work, what should you have them do instead? This handy tool can help.
Helping Students Make New Year’s Resolutions: A Step-by-Step Plan 1Jan2016 by Jennifer Gonzalez This week, since the topic of new year’s resolutions is likely to come up anyway, why not make a lesson out of it? Here’s a step-by-step plan to help your students make resolutions that could significantly impact their quality of life.
How to Make a Quiz Work Harder for You 5Dec2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Assessments should clearly tell us what our students understand. But without a system for precisely pinpointing that information, our tests and quizzes aren’t working hard enough. Here’s how I do it.